2016 FORD F-350 SD Complaints

MY 2016 F 350 HAS THE DEATH WOBBLE TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY REPAIRED THE ALIGNMENT STABILIZER ARM AND LET ME GO AND GOT ON THE INTERSTATE10 HEADED TO HOUSTON GOT SPEED UP 75 MPH AND HIT BUMP AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK,18 WHEELER ALMOST RUN ME OVER; IT SCARED SO BAD I HAVE A PACEMAKER I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK!!

HIT A BUMP AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY WOBBLE/SHIMMY. VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL SLOWING TO MINIMAL SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 38K MILES AND TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, KEEP TIRE PRESSURE MONITORED CONSTANTLY. MONITORED PRESSURE AND VEHICLE BEGAN REPEATING THIS PHENOMENON AT 58K. PAID $3169.63 FOR REPAIRS HOWEVER, VIOLENT EPISODES CONTINUED. 100K MILES THE TRUCK REPEATS THE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR 3-4 TIMES DAILY. DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX.

THERE IS AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING AT 60 MILES AN HOUR OR HIGHER, AFTER INVESTIGATION IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES, THE SHAKING HAS BEEN CALLED " THE DEATH WOBBLE" DEALERSHIPS DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHATS GOING ON AND FORD NOT GIVING ANY GOOD SOLUTIONS. THIS CANT BE SEEN WITH PICTURES THERE IS HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS IN YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. THE SHAKING BEGINS WHEN THE VEHICLE DRIVES OVER A SEAM, BUMP, OR HOLE IN THE ROAD WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO WHIP BACK AND FORTH AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ALMOST LIKE A MOTORCYCLE WHEN THE HANDLE BARS WHIP BACK AND FORTH (TANK SLAPPER). IT IS NOT ALWAYS IN THE SAME PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY AND DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME OR PLACE AND SPEED. IT CAN CATCH A DRIVER OFF GUARD AND HAS TO BE FOUGHT TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE VIOLENT NATURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PHENOMENON IS KNOWN BY THE MANUFACTURER AS THE "DEATH WOBBLE" AND THEY HAVE A TSB FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT ARE FAILING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE AND ARE PASSING THE COST TO REPAIR ON TO THE CONSUMERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF THE SHAKE IS SEVERE ENOUGH. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING STABILIZER. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT OCCURRED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AGAIN IN A STRAIGHT LINE. BRAKING DOES NOT STOP THE VIOLENT SHAKING. THE SHAKE ONLY STOPS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED CONSIDERABLY. THIS IS A WIDELY DOCUMENTED ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THE ISSUE. IT IS NOT RELATED TO ONLY THIS YEAR VEHICLE. FORD HAS A SEVERE SUSPENSION ISSUE WHICH MUST BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. RECALL AND REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2016 FORD F-350 EQUIPPED WITH WILD TRAIL TIRES (NA), TIRE LINE: COMMERCIAL LT, TIRE SIZE: 275/70/R18, AND THE DOT NUMBER: KAFK D25A. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS PRODUCED WITH THE WRONG PLY RANGE 7 INSTEAD OF 10. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TRACTION DID NOT MET SPECIFICATIONS, GIVEN THE RATING WAS TRACTION A. THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP IF IT MUST BRAKE AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER. THE TREAD WEAR WAS WORN DOWN QUICKLY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RATED A. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2016 FORD F350 ENTIRE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED UPON ENTERING VEHICLE AND SHUTTING DOOR (DOOR WAS SHUT NORMALLY, NOT SLAMMED). SHATTERED GLASS LANDED IN BED OF TRUCK WITH A FEW SHARDS LANDING IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE EXTENDED CAB. THERE WAS NO REASON WHY THE REAR WINDOW SHOULD HAVE EXPLODED. TEMPERATURE / WEATHER WAS A CLEAR DAY APPROXIMATLY 69 DEGREES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR KEPT FLASHING. BILL UTTER FORD (4901 S INTERSTATE 35 E, DENTON, TX 76210, (940) 321-7400) DIAGNOSED THAT THE REDUCTANT HEATER AND SENDER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (18M01). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

REFERENCED FORD HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOY WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A HEATED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. WE DO NOT HAVE A TIME FRAME FOR HOW LONG IT WAS PARKED BEFORE DEPLOYMENT. AFTER THIS DEPLOYMENT FOUND THAT THE TRUCK NO LONGER HAD POWER TO START THE VEHICLE OR ANY DASHBOARD INDICATORS/GAUGES WORKING. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON/OFF RANDOMLY TILL BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DEAD WHILE PARKED AND SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS TO REPAIR. I DECIDED TO SEE IF I WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM MYSELF. WHILE WORKING ON THE TRUCK MY DOG HAPPENED TO JUMP INTO THE TRUCK AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I TOLD HIM TO GET OUT AND AS HE WAS GETTING DOWN HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOOT WELL COVER AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT BACK OUT. UPON REMOVING THE FOOT WELL COVER I IMMEDIATELY FOUND BROKEN AND CHARRED WIRING TO INCLUDE THE AIRBAG WIRES BEING COMPROMISED. THE AREA OF CONCERN IS WHERE THE FOOT WELL COVER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE KICK WELL PANEL COME TOGETHER JUST BELOW AND TO THE LEFT OF THE PARKING BRAKE. THEY USE THE OPEN SPACE BELOW THE FOOT WELL COVER TO RUN THE WIRES TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. SPEAKING WITH KENDALL FORD DEALERSHIP IN WASILLA ALASKA, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE WIRE BEING CHAFFED/BROKEN AND CHARRED WAS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PART AND THAT FORD WOULD NOT REPAIR IT OR REPLACE THE AIRBAG. REALLY FELT LIKE THEY DID NOT WANT TO EVEN TALK TO ME.

POPULARLY REFERRED TO AS "DEATH WOBBLE". AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH, THE TRUCK INSTANTLY GOES FROM FULL CONTROL TO AN UNCONTROLLED STATE OF SEVERE OSCILLATION THAT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY STOPPING OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO 10 MPH OR LESS. THERE IS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO OCCUR AND IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME - EXTREMELY RANDOM - USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE TRUCK HITS A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD OR A BRIDGE/PAVEMENT EXPANSION JOINT. THE CONDITION IS MANIFESTED BY VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE FRONT END ACCOMPANIED BY THE STEERING WHEEL BEING JERKED OUT OF THE DRIVER'S HANDS, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THIS CAUSES AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE PROBLEM TRUCK. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM 18-2258, CONSISTING OF A REPLACEMENT STEERING DAMPENER AND VARIOUS ALIGNMENT COMPONENTS. THIS 'KIT', INSTALLED BY A FORD DEALER INTO MY VEHICLE, HAD ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT ON THE PROBLEM AND IN FACT IT OCCURRED TWICE SINCE INSTALLATION. THUS FAR, IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES WITH MY TRUCK, AN F350-2016. THIS PROBLEM IS SEVERE, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOONER OR LATER, SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED. FOR THE FHTSA - I HAVE DASHCAM MOVIES OF THIS.

STARED INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE WIPER/TURN SIGNAL MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. AS SOON AS I WOULD START THE TRUCK IT WOULD COME ON. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD NOT EVER SHUT OFF AND WENT TO THE POINT OF TEARING UP THE WIPER BLADES. HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SWITCH TO FIX THE PROBLEM.